Monterey Peninsula Winery Monterey Cabernet 1976 contains 96% CS, 2%
Petite Sirah and 2% Zinfandel and has 12% alcohol. The fill was still
in the neck, and the cork was sound.

This wine is completely mature but likely will hold a few more years.
It is a very big, highly extracted wine somewhat in the style of David
Bruce in the 70s, although it does not have an excessive and hot
alcohol content. The color still is deep with a bit of age showing
around the rim. There is good fruit with cassis and plums. There is a
touch of herbal character that is somewhat of a leaf character - quite
different from a typical Napa CS. The tannins are now medium and
resolved. The bouquet is intense. The finish is long. I have had
Zinfandel from the 70s from this winery. It was an even larger and more
extracted wine than this CS, and it was not far behind David Bruce 70s
Zinfandel in size.